NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1385, 21 February 1905, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.)

NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. A yaung man named. ICastac Andres, of Swedish descent, employed on the new reservoir works,, was drowned in the Waiwakaiho river yesterday. His body was found "today.

WANGANUI,- last night. ' It was a fortunate circumstance that no .win'd was blowing on Sunday morning, otherwise the .whole of the girls’ school , would have been destroyed. The lira had a good hold on the eastern, end classrooms before fthd brigade arrived, and was confined to that portion, which was completely gutted. The'classrooms acepimmojdated 200 pupils of the higher standards, and (temporary, arrangements have alredy been made |i'or classes being held in other buildings. A largo number of hooks, etc., were destroyed. As usual with. Board schools there was no insurance. The origin of the fire is a mystery. No one was known to be in the building after Friday afternoon, when it was swept out by the caretaker.

Goltien (Vein, whose name was accidentally omitted from the list of horses liahdieap.gecl for the Stewards Handicap at the Wanganui meeting, has been allotte-cT 9.2. Strathavon: and Polycaste have been scratched for all engagements.

DUNEDIN, last night. Owing to some amateur oarsmen •talcing part in the West Coast Sounds regattas,, the secretary of the Otago (Rowing Association has hcen advisoil hy the parent body that they will he treated as professsionals. This means at least one Port champion team being disqualified.